FOLLOWING the success of their visit to the Riverside, Chelsea pensioners Ken Rogers and Don Lockrie met up with new friends when Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club visited London for the West Ham game.

MOSC treated the two Boro fans to tickets for the game and on Sunday some members were invited to lunch at the Royal Hospital Chelsea and given a guided tour.

"Ken and Don said nothing will come close to the reception given to them by MFC and MOSC when they both came to Teesside as they were treated like royalty," said MOSC chair Sue Gardener.

"The hospital is huge, it was built by Charles II and took 10 years to complete. We were greeted very warmly by the pensioners who we meet during the tour.

"We wish to thank everyone we met for their kind and warm welcome.

"We also wish to thank Marilyn Wilson the MOSC Social Secretary for organising such a fantastic trip for us even though she could not attend herself due to her first grandchild arriving."



Ken and Don visited Teesside for the Fulham game, meeting Gareth Southgate and Steve Gibson, pictured above.

Our picture shows proud MOSC member Terry Garbutt, who is due to marry vice-chair Sue Magson later this year, with Ken and another of the pensioners, Godfrey.

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ALL members of Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club's committee were unanimously voted back into their posts by members at their Annual General Meeting.

The roles are carried out by MOSC members who generously give their own time to work on the committee.

"I'd like to say a very sincere thank you to all of them for the hard work they do for supporters club throughout the year," said chair Sue Gardener.

Supporters Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month, fixtures permitting.

Memberships costs £6 for adults and £2 for children under 16 years of age and last from August to August each year.

The next MOSC meeting is on Monday July 20. Full details will appear here nearer the date.

Our photo shows the committee together at the meeting.

Back row (left to right): Geoff Richardson (secretary), Sue Magson (vice-chair), Carol Kidner (treasurer), Marilyn Wilson (social secretary).

Front row (left to right): Val Bandeira (publicity secretary), Sue Gardener (chair), Sandra Jackson (membership secretary).

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TUNCAY, Adam Johnson and David Wheater were the main recipients on a special awards night dinner at the Riverside.

Click here for the full story and here to go to Boro World for exclusive video interviews with the winners.

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NON-MEMBERS are more than welcome to attend MOSC meetings and can sign up as members on entry.

MOSC membership fees are £6 per adult and £2 for under-16s and two passport sized photographs are required with each new application.

New members can join at their first MOSC meeting or if preferred by contacting membership secretary Sandra Jackson, PO BOX 803, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 1EJ.

Please include full contact details, photos and date of birth for under-16s with each application, with cheques or postal payable to "MOSC". Please do not send cash through the post.

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FANS from throughout the country met at the Riverside on Thursday February 26 to discuss issues of concern for disabled supporters.

Middlesbrough Disabled Supporters Association were approached by the National Association of Disabled Supporters (NADS) to invite the club to host the Fans' Forum.



"The main focus for these meetings is to be in closer contact with our members and be sure we are reacting to their concerns and hopefully gather some best practice feedback," said MDSA chair Paddy Cronesberry, pictured above with the Boro first team squad.

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MOSC meetings are held in the Riverside Stadium's Middlehaven Suite (subject to availability) and start at 7.30pm. They are free to members but non-members can attend by joining on the night. Two passport sized photos are required with each application.

Members are asked to arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Annual membership costs just £6 for adults and £2 for U-16s. For more details please contact Sue Gardner at suem_g@sky.com or write to PO BOX 803, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, TS19 1EJ.

Please contact Carol Kidner on carol.kidner@ntlworld.com or Sue Gardener on suem.g58@googlemail.com for further information.

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CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT MOSC'S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 2008 AWARDS NIGHT.

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Click here for information about the Link-Up scheme, coordinated by MOSC's Sue Gardener, uniting Boro fans around the world.

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Middlesbrough Official Supporters' Club

Chairman (spokesperson and general enquiries): Sue Gardener, Tel: 01642 634757, email: suem.g58@googlemail.com

Vice-chair: Sue Magson, email susie_babe_63@hotmail.com

Secretary (all general enquiries): Geoffrey Richardson Tel: 01642 801289 Geoffrey.Richardson1@ntlworld.com

Treasurer: Carol Kidner, email (home): carol.kidner@ntlworld.com

Membership Secretary: Sandra Jackson

Publicity Secretary: Val Bandeira, email val.bandeira@ntlworld.co.uk

Social secretary: Marolyn Wilson, email, marolwilson@hotmail.com

Click here or see below for more details about the benefits of joining MOSC.

THE AIM of Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club is to bring Boro fans of all age groups together in a friendly and relaxed environment at meetings held on the first and third Mondays of each month (fixtures permitting).

MOSC membership is available to all Boro fans, whether season card holders or not, with the only criteria being that you are a Boro fan.

Membership fees are just £6 per adult and £2 per child 16 years or under and memberships run from August to August each year.

For just £6 our members benefit over non-members by with...

*Priority to any of our organised events
*Price reductions to organised events
*Free entry into a monthly raffle draw
*Free entry into a grand raffle draw to win two tickets to our prestigious Player of the Year event
*A chance to meet MFC senior staff, management and backroom staff, players past and current and local media and press celebrities.

Ticket prices for our 2008 Player of the Year event were £16 for MOSC members and £21 for non-members

MOSC members receive a free raffle ticket at every meeting they attend.

The more meetings members attend through the year the more raffle tickets they collect, giving more chances to win.

As well as social events, meetings also act as a means to canvass members for their views, ideas and concerns to be passed onto the MFC through regular liaison meetings attended by MOSC committee members and MFC staff.

Examples of issues raised at liaison meetings include season card prices, the white chest band on replica team shirts and ideas for matchday entertainment.

Please note, although MOSC organise trips for league and cup away games these are weekend trips only. For all away game tickets and transport please contact the MFC ticket office.

For further information about MOSC or how to join, please contact Sue Gardener or any MOSC committee member.

MOSC now has a new postal address which can be used to contact all our committee members and all sections of our supporters club.

Write to:

MOSC
PO Box 803,
Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees
TS19 1EJ

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SEE BELOW FOR MORE SUPPORTERS CLUB BRANCHES

Middlesbrough Disabled Supporters' Association
 
Chairman: Paddy Cronesberry

Treasurer: Paul Richardson

AS well as campaigning on behalf of disabled fans, the association also organises trips to most away games.

It has 300 members, including all disabled season ticket holders. Meetings are usually on the last Tuesday of every month in the Players' Lounge at the Riverside Stadium.
 
The group has a very close relationship with the club and meets officials regularly to discuss issues affecting members.
 
BBC Tees commentator Alastair Brownlee had the idea to launch an appeal to replace the group's ancient minibus. His bosses at ntl started the ball rolling with a £5,000 donation and a number of events helped build up the fund.
 
Former Boro star Gianluca Festa made a large personal contribution and businessman Brooks Mileson stepped in to make up the £13,500 shortfall.
 
Gianluca and defender Robbie Stockdale handed over the keys for the specially-converted Iveco Ford Long Wheelbase Daily Van in the summer of 2001. 

The club organised a highly-successful trip over land to Boro's first ever UEFA Cup away tie, at Banik Ostrava in September 2004 and has made several subsequent overseas adventures.

The bus is now reaching the end of its working life a major fundraising drive was launched to buy a replacement.

If you are able to help in any way, please contact Paddy Cronesberry (details below). 

Membership: £3 for adults, £2 for senior citizens and £1 for juniors. Lifetime membership is also available for £10. Members get an ID card.
 
Write to: Paddy Cronesberry, 205 Thornaby Road, Thornaby, Stockton TS17 6LS or telephone (01642) 641620.

The Twe12th Man



THE Twe12th Man is a group of Middlesbrough fans united in our unconditional support for the Boro.

Our objectives are to add pride, passion and noise to the matches of Middlesbrough FC, home and away, visually and vocally, for the full 90 minutes, win lose or draw!

The Twe12th Man stands independent of any political organisation, funding or belief, and is a non-profit, non-membership based organisation.

Take a look around the website at www.twe12thman.co.uk and send in your ideas, song suggestions or Boro related photos.

Regular match reports or articles are always welcome. It is a site by the fans for the fans.

Derbyshire Reds
 
Chairman: Gary Patterson

Vice-chairman: Ray Earl

Secretary: Duncan Haywood
 
WHAT began as a group of friends travelling to games together in 1995 is now a thriving organisation with around 130 members.

The club meets monthly, usually in one of the two cities from which it draws many of its members, Sheffield and Nottingham. Guest speakers have included Derrick Downing, Don Masson, Chris Freestone and honorary president John Hickton, who brought along his memorabilia, including championship medal and scrapbook.
 
The club now has its own minibus and while many members are Teesside exiles, but there are also lots of second generation Boro fans.

Membership is free. Call Duncan Haywood on 01246 811244 or email janeduncan.haywood@btinternet.com.

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Yarm Reds Supporters Club

Contact: andy.wils@ntlworld.com or col1986mfc@hotmail.co.uk

YARM Reds have been established since 2001. Two coaches travel from the Golden Jubilee to every home league game. The cost is £4 per game or £50 for the season.

They also take in several away games per season. Contact either Andy Wilson or Col Walker on the email addersses above for further details.

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Sedgefield Middlesbrough Supporters
 
Chairman and Secretary: David Pratt

Treasurer: Bob Edmundson

Excursions Officer: John Allen

REPRESENTING the club in County Durham, where a surprising number of loyal Boro die-hards can be found.

Secretary Ray Lower reckons Boro fans are slightly in the majority in Sedgefield, while many members come from outlying villages including Fishburn, Trimdon, Spennymoor and even as far away as Darlington, Wynyard and Billingham.
 
The club was only formed in August 1999, but already has more than 130 members.
 
It organises travel to home games and some away trips, and holds monthly social meetings at Sedgefield Cricket Club on the last Monday of every month (Tuesdays on bank holidays) at 8pm.
 
Guest speakers have included George Courtney, David Parnaby, Robbie Mustoe, Alastair Brownlee, Gordon Cox and Steve Gibson.
 
Each meeting includes a question-and-answer session and ends with a quiz.

Membership is £5 and renewal is £1 a year. Write to Ray Lower, Sedgefield Cricket Club, Station Road, Sedgefield or ring Dave Pratt on 07811 875105

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Boro Supporters Around The World

MOSC chair Sue Gardener has been helping Boro fans throughout the world get together to form branches of the supporters club.

Order Boro's home and away strip online wherever you are in the world! Click here for details.